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Calgary4LIfe · 10-07-2024, 10:58 AM

I argue that he was tracking well up until last season.

https://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/...php?pid=209005

Can someone see where the wheels fell off? One season - last season. He got injured in preseason, had a lengthy recovery/rehab, returned and was a step behind for a while. Was finally looking like his head was breaking the surface again, when he got injured again. Then he drowned again. Sure, this preaseason hasn't been awesome, but it also hasn't been terrible.

Pelletier was drafted in 2019. Went back for two seasons (as expected). Turned pro and put up 62 points in 66 games, good for 2nd overall on the team. That's not good - that's EXCELLENT. Then people don't notice anything else he did?

Next season he split time in the AHL and the NHL, under Sutter. Yeah, 7 point in 24 games isn't awesome, but for a kid breaking out under Sutter and being moved around the lineup and just trying to find his way, it wasn't exactly terrible either. However, anyone look at his AHL numbers that season? 35 games and 37 points.

Pelletier was tracking REALLY WELL. Then he got injured last year, and everything went to hell.

I don't agree with the notion that Pelletier wasn't tracking well until last season. His development curve was ahead of many other notable players that spent some time in the AHL first, like Mangiapane.

7 points in 24 games. I think that's better than Mangiapane's zero points in 10 games. Then Mangiapane had 13 points in 44 games, before finally breaking out. Instead of breaking out, Pelletier got injured. That's the difference to me, and that's why I would have preferred that he wasn't waived.

However, he got waived. Hopefully he clears. If he does, he either stays up and gets rotated into the lineup for most of the month of October. If he isn't improving, then the Flames can just assign him down, and then hopefully he recovers his game and bounces back up halfway through the year or so.

However, there is no way that you can follow Pelletier's development up until last season and say that he wasn't developing and progressing nicely. He was, and hopefully he will again. This isn't a guarantee that he is a sure-fire NHL'er, or going to be some game-changer. I don't know what Pelletier will be, and I think few people know it at this point. All I really know is that he was tracking very well up until last season when he got injured, and i think his injury does do a great job of explaining away the sudden regression.

10-07-2024, 10:58 AM	#328
Calgary4LIfe Franchise Player Join Date: Jun 2010 Exp:	I argue that he was tracking well up until last season. https://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/...php?pid=209005 Can someone see where the wheels fell off? One season - last season. He got injured in preseason, had a lengthy recovery/rehab, returned and was a step behind for a while. Was finally looking like his head was breaking the surface again, when he got injured again. Then he drowned again. Sure, this preaseason hasn't been awesome, but it also hasn't been terrible. Pelletier was drafted in 2019. Went back for two seasons (as expected). Turned pro and put up 62 points in 66 games, good for 2nd overall on the team. That's not good - that's EXCELLENT. Then people don't notice anything else he did? Next season he split time in the AHL and the NHL, under Sutter. Yeah, 7 point in 24 games isn't awesome, but for a kid breaking out under Sutter and being moved around the lineup and just trying to find his way, it wasn't exactly terrible either. However, anyone look at his AHL numbers that season? 35 games and 37 points. Pelletier was tracking REALLY WELL. Then he got injured last year, and everything went to hell. I don't agree with the notion that Pelletier wasn't tracking well until last season. His development curve was ahead of many other notable players that spent some time in the AHL first, like Mangiapane. 7 points in 24 games. I think that's better than Mangiapane's zero points in 10 games. Then Mangiapane had 13 points in 44 games, before finally breaking out. Instead of breaking out, Pelletier got injured. That's the difference to me, and that's why I would have preferred that he wasn't waived. However, he got waived. Hopefully he clears. If he does, he either stays up and gets rotated into the lineup for most of the month of October. If he isn't improving, then the Flames can just assign him down, and then hopefully he recovers his game and bounces back up halfway through the year or so. However, there is no way that you can follow Pelletier's development up until last season and say that he wasn't developing and progressing nicely. He was, and hopefully he will again. This isn't a guarantee that he is a sure-fire NHL'er, or going to be some game-changer. I don't know what Pelletier will be, and I think few people know it at this point. All I really know is that he was tracking very well up until last season when he got injured, and i think his injury does do a great job of explaining away the sudden regression.